3,266 potential victims of human trafficking

The most common type of exploitation in the UK is adult labour exploitation

895 cases identified in 2015

2015 saw a 40% increase in the number of victims of slavery identified in the UK

OurMission

The Medaille Trust is a charity founded by groups of Religious congregations in 2006 to work against the evils of human trafficking in response to the plight of thousands of people who are being trafficked into the UK each year.

GetInformed

What is Trafficking? According to Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, (the Palermo Protocol) which supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:

HowtoHelp

Help to rebuild broken lives - make a financial contribution. The Medaille Trust does receive some government funding but we do depend on charitable giving also to provide accommodation, staffing food, clothing and resources.

Since the passing of the Modern Slavery Act of 2015 (MSA) I have often posed the question how effective and robust are its provisions regarding Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC).There are arguably no effective penalties for non-compliance with the legislation – no fines, no imprisonment, no sequestering of funds or seizure of goods – a vague ill-defined threat that compliance could be enforced through court action is suggested but it is fair to say the ambience of a relaxed regulatory regime pervades the MSA.

In October 2016, the Work and Pensions Committee launched an inquiry examining the Department for Work and Pensions' policies and processes in relation to recognised victims of modern slavery and to assess potential changes in policy after Brexit.

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